Session applications are due by April 15, 2024We will confirm selection of sessions as soon as possible. If you are submitting a session, please record the following deadlines.June 14th – Submit all session information for the program – session agenda and description, presenter biographies and headshotsAugust 9th – Submit materials (handouts, presentations, printed guides, surveys […]
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Meet the Chicago Host Committee
Meet the Chicago host committee! The host committee’s main purpose is to ensure that the conference is highly informed by and engaged with Chicago-based USFWC members and other co-ops. WCC24 will attract attendees from across the country, and we want the conference to reflect the amazing organizing in Chicago, as well as the national movement. […]
The 2022 Worker Co-op Conference is in the books!
Para leer esta entrada en español haga clic aquí The 2022 Worker Co-op Conference created some much-needed space for our movement to gather, connect, and learn alongside each other. Our USFWC and DAWI teams hosted about 500 people from across the U.S. and around the world on September 9-10, bringing together worker owners, co-op developers, […]
Keynote: Day 2 with Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party
Existing inequalities are exacerbated during crises. This fact has been well-documented over the past few months as the pandemic has disproportionately affected Black and Brown communities. Relief efforts have been equally damaging, failing to help many business owners of color retain jobs and keep the doors open. As protests continue across the country calling for […]
Watch the Day 1 Keynote Session
If you missed Thursday’s keynote, we got you. Watch the session to see our keynote discussion with Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis, as well as comments from Representative Rashida Tlaib, NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, and Senator Bernie Sanders!
#WorkerCoops2020 Breakouts UPDATED INFO
Thank you all for your patience as we navigate technical difficulties. We have updated information for our second set of breakouts, scheduled for 4:45pm ET / 3:45pm CT / 1:45pm PT and now UPDATED to start 15 minutes later. Please check your email for updated Zoom links for the sessions. Sept 10, Day 1 Breakouts […]
Need help during the conference? Give us a call
Thursday For help in English, call (415) 379-9201 For help in Spanish, call (415) 392-7277 extension 5 Friday For help in English, call (415) 379-9201 For help in Spanish, call (415) 379-9201 extension 13 Or email us at conference@institute.coop
Join us for Day 2 on Sept 11: Examining Racial & Economic Justice with Maurice Mitchell
Existing inequalities are exacerbated during crises. This fact has been well-documented over the past few months as the pandemic has disproportionately affected Black and Brown communities. Relief efforts have been equally damaging, failing to help many business owners of color retain jobs and keep the doors open. As protests continue across the country calling for […]
Check out our Sept 10, Day 1 Keynote: Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein
Day 1 at the Worker Co-op Conference features a keynote conversation on recovering from crisis with award-winning journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. Moderated by USFWC Executive Director Esteban Kelly, our first featured conversation highlights visions of just and equitable workplaces at a moment when worker ownership has become a mainstream feature of plans to […]
Registration is now open
2020 is a year that demands action. We have seen cooperators meet this moment of economic, health, and social crisis – prioritizing worker and community needs, standing in firm commitment to dismantling anti-Black systems, and making swift pivots to keep our businesses open. At The Worker Co-op Conference, we will share what has worked and […]